Washboard.



J. BROMMER.

WASHBOABD. APPLICATION min SEPT- 13. 1911.

Patented May14, 1918.

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WASHBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1918.

Application filed September 13, 1917. Serial No. 191,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BROMMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Washboard, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to devices for washing clothes, and particularly to improved washboards. An object of the invention is the provision of a structure which may be assembled and disassembled quickly and easily.

Another object in view is to provide an improved construction of washboard wherein the top, bottom and sides may be removed for cleaning or for packing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a washboard the sides of which may be removed and the body collapsed by reason of a hinge so that the board may be stored, as, for instance, in a grip or suitcase, so as to be taken by a person going on an outing or tri I ii the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the washboard disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. 1 on line 2-2 3 is a perspective view showing an end member and a side member.

Fig. 4 is a front View of a slightly modified form of the invention, the same being on a reduced scale; and

Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 4 on line 55.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates a corrugated body which may be made from any suitable material, as, for instance, sheet metal, and corrugated to any desired extent. The upper end of the body 1 is provided with a soap shelf 2 merging into a tubular end 3, while the lower end of the body 1 merges directly into a tubular end 4. The ends 3 and 4 are designed to accommodate bolts 5. and 6,

which bolts may have nuts 7 and 8 of any desired kind supplied thereto. These bolts extend not only through the end members 3 and 4 but through the side members 9 and 10, which side members are preferably formed as channel irons, as shown in Fig. 3. A channel member 11 is provided for the end member 3, said member 11 having the ends projecting through the notches 12 of the side members 9 and 10, as shown in Fig. 1. This makes a complete rigid frame for the body 1, except the lower end, which depends upon the tubular end 4. By removing the nuts 7 and 8 the ends and sides may be quickly and easily removed and the entire structure placed in a grip or any other place of storage and, if desired, carried to a camp or pleasure resort when on a vacation, and then set up for use.

The board may be used for the special purpose of washing clothes at a pleasure resort or camp or may be used in an ordinary house without departing from the spirit of the invention. Whenever desired, a larger board may be used, as shown in Fig. 4. In forming the board 13 disclosed in Fig. 4, it is preferably provided with a hinge connection 14, of the piano type of hinge, so that when the side and end parts are removed the body may be folded and thereby the entire structure packed in a small space, notwithstanding the wide nature of the board.

hat I claim is:

A washboarcl of the character described comprising a body formed of sheet metal and provided at the ends with integral turned-over beads, a pair of channel irons arranged on the sides of the body, each of said irons being provided with a notch near the upper end, a transverse end bar fitting against the upper end of said body andextending into said notches, and bolts extending through said beads and said side bars for locking the side bars to the body and clamping said end bar in position.

JOHN BROMMER.

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